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Dear Friends: Elections come and go, but the Mammoth Lakes Trail System endures! To honor the democratic process, we’re going to kick things off in style forSummer of Stewardship Trail Days 2014 with National Trails Day up atTwin Lakes! Please join MLTPA, Friends of the Inyo, Tamarack Lodge,Eastern Sierra Nordic Ski Association and the Sierra Conservation Project for a great day of trail work on the […]

In three weeks, as it stands now, the Mammoth Town Council will make the final decision on how to restructure their town government. At a special meeting Tuesday night, the Council heard about the issue of how to save Whitmore Pool with Measure R tax money, how to raise taxes and get out of the […]

At their meeting Wednesday night, members of the Mammoth Town Council unanimously moved ahead with some major plans for recreation and trails in and around the town. First, they approved the long worked on Parks and Recreation Master Plan. Councilman Rick Wood commented that he was heavily involved in recreation planning in the 90s. Wood […]

Earlier this month, fire struck a home in Mammoth Lakes. A smoke alarm awakened an 8-year-old girl inside. Her alert reaction, fire officials said, likely saved her mother, step father and family pets. At Wednesday night’s Town Council meeting, fire officials will present Hanna Babula, 8, with a plaque recognizing her bravery in that incident. […]

The Mammoth Town Council will hold more closed sessions on the continuing negotiations with Mammoth Lakes Land Acquisition over the $42 million court judgment debt. In a special meeting scheduled for 1:30 pm Wednesday, the Council’s only item is a closed session on MLLA matters. Last week the Council also met in a special closed […]

When the Mammoth Town Council meets Wednesday night, they will once more go into closed session to talk about Mammoth Lakes Land Acquisition and the more than $40 million debt against the Town. That session was set to take place at 5pm. Earlier this month, Town and MLLA officials met for three days in Mammoth […]

The Mammoth Town Council voted on an interim budget Wednesday night. They managed to balance it even with a $2.7 million shortfall. The balancing act is built on concessions from employee unions, elimination of some positions, a reduction in projects, use of tax measure money, and reduction of contracts. Now, the Council faces the $41 […]